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  2. Pseudobulbar palsy - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms of pseudobulbar palsy include: Slow and indistinct speech; Dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing) Small, stiff and spastic tongue; Brisk jaw jerk; Dysarthria; Labile affect [2] Gag reflex may be normal, exaggerated or absent; Examination may reveal upper motor neuron lesion of the limbs

  3. Late talker - Wikipedia

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    A late talker is a toddler experiencing late language emergence (LLE), [2] [3] which can also be an early or secondary sign of an autism spectrum disorder, or other neurodevelopmental disorders such as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disability, learning disability, social communication disorder, or specific language impairment.

  4. Autism - Wikipedia

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    Autism spectrum disorder [a] (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder "characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts" and "restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities". [11] Sensory abnormalities are also included in the diagnostic manuals ...

  5. Dysarthria - Wikipedia

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    The majority of people with dysarthric are diagnosed as having 'mixed' dysarthria, as neural damage resulting in dysarthria is rarely contained to one part of the nervous system—for example, multiple strokes, traumatic brain injury, and some kinds of degenerative illnesses (such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) usually damage many different ...

  6. Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder - Wikipedia

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    This table indicates the lower levels of language processing, receptive/expressive disorders, which is more severe in children with autism. When autistic children speak, they are often difficult to understand, their language is sparse and dysfluent, they speak in single, uninflected words or short phrases, and their supply of words is severely ...

  7. Conditions comorbid to autism - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin B9 (folic acid): Studies have been conducted regarding folic acid supplementation in autism in children. "The results showed that folic acid supplementation significantly improved certain symptoms of autism such as sociability, verbal / preverbal cognitive language, receptive language, and emotional expression and communication.

  8. Childhood disintegrative disorder - Wikipedia

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    CDD is a rare condition, with only 1.7 cases per 100,000. [13] [14] [15]A child affected with childhood disintegrative disorder shows normal development. Up until this point, the child has developed normally in the areas of language skills, social skills, comprehension skills, and has maintained those skills for about two years.

  9. Pseudobulbar affect - Wikipedia

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    For example, patients with ALS and MS are often cognitively normal. However, the appearance of uncontrollable emotions is commonly associated with many additional neurological disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , [ 5 ] Parkinson's disease , [ 6 ] cerebral palsy , [ 7 ] autism , [ 8 ] epilepsy , [ 9 ] and migraines . [ 10 ]